Naked Radio

Naked Video
Genre	Sketch show
Created by	Colin Gilbert
Written by	Bob Black Keith Brumpton Gary Clapperton Niall Clark Steve Coogan Harry Enfield Wes Fargo Tom Gray Charlie Higson Ian Hopkins Helen Lederer Rik Mayall Archie O'Neil Ian Pattison Roger Planer Terry Ravenscroft Nick Revell Laurie Rowley Jennifer Saunders Martin Soan John Sparkes James Walker Paul Whitehouse Mike Wilkins Tex Winchester Paul Wiseman
Directed by	Colin Gilbert Brian Jobson Alex Young
Starring	Ron Bain (Series 1-3) Gregor Fisher Andy Gray Helen Lederer Tony Roper Elaine C. Smith John Sparkes (Series 1-3) Jonathan Watson Kate Donnelly (Series 4) Louise Beattie (Series 5)
Composer(s)	David Anderson Tim Green David McNiven
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Colin Gilbert Philip Differ
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Scotland
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	12 May 1986 – 18 November 1991
Chronology
Preceded by	A Kick Up the Eighties Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee
Followed by	Only an Excuse?
Related shows	Rab C. Nesbitt The Baldy Man

Naked Video is a BBC Scotland sketch show that was aired on BBC Two from 12 May 1986 to 18 November 1991. The show was created by Colin Gilbert who had previously created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio (the latter being a radio sketch show that was aired on BBC Radio Scotland, began its ten-year run on 22 January 1981, covered all aspects of Scottish society and featured a lot of topical satire material rather than parody). The series originally starred Ron Bain, Gregor Fisher, Andy Gray, Elaine C. Smith, Tony Roper, and Jonathan Watson, but they were later joined by Kate Donnelly and Louise Beattie. The series' producer was Colin Gilbert and its script editor was Philip Differ.

Naked Radio proved a popular part of the local schedule, and in 1985, the cast mounted the series on stage at the year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Gilbert realised the series had potential for television and Naked Video was created. It proved popular at a time when alternative comedy was at its peak. The Naked Radio series ended in 1991, when it was cancelled along with Naked Video. The show also spawned a radio spin-off: the football-themed Only an Excuse?, which later also made the transition to television.

In 2000, the cast reunited for a theatre show and radio broadcast, and in 2005, Gerard Kelly (1959-2010) presented a documentary for the Radio Roots season on BBC Radio Scotland, looking at how the series "sprouted a generation of TV writing and performing talent".

Naked Video featured far too many characters (most of which were one-offs) to be described here but some of the recurring ones were:

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